I'm not an investor that even cares what an analysts opinion is. Even though I read a few dozen reports each week, I have never based my opinion on what any of their information has presented. My job, as a successful thinker, is to simply think for myself and come to my own conclusion about a prospective investment and to be able to argue the validity of my conclusion on my own merits, not of someone else's. If you don't do business the same way, chances of you being knowledgeable and successful are very slim.